New York Times: Protesters for Nuns ask U.S. Bishops to Help Them Out

Erin Saiz Hanna was featured in this article for her and WOC’s involvement in The Nun Justice Project and its efforts in supporting the sisters.

Protesters for Nuns Ask U.S. Bishops to Help Them Out
By Jennifer Preston

Protesting the Vatican’s criticism of the United States’ largest organization of Roman Catholic nuns, a group of people gathered outside the annual spring meeting of U.S. bishops in Atlanta on Wednesday and delivered a petition asking the bishops to intervene on the nuns’ behalf.

The Nun Justice Project, made up of several Catholic groups, began coordinating nationwide vigils for nuns after the Vatican reprimanded theLeadership Conference of Women Religious in April for “serious doctrinal problems” that included promoting “radical feminist themes.”

“Our goal with the petition was to ask the bishops to work with the Vatican to rescind its judgment,” said Erin Saiz Hanna, a spokeswoman for the Nun Justice Project and executive director of the Women’s Ordination Conference, who said signatures were gathered for each of the 57,000 nuns in the United States.

“With the nationwide vigils and this petition, Catholics have made it clear that they stand in solidarity with the sisters and their good work among the poor and marginalized,” Ms. Hanna said. 

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